The 2006 Alabama gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Riley defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley. Riley garnered 21% of African Americans' votes.

Riley was the first Republican to carry the counties Bibb, Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, and Lauderdale since Reconstruction. This is the last time gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected in Alabama.

Primary elections

Republican Party

  • Bob Riley, incumbent Governor of Alabama
  • Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court

Polling

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|- bgcolor=lightgrey

! width=315px | Source

! width=150px | Date

! width=100px | Bob<br />Riley

! width=100px | Roy<br />Moore

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| align=left |Survey USA

| June 5, 2006

| | 64%

| 33%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| May 25, 2006

| | 64%

| 33%

|-

| align=left |Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll

| May 24, 2006

| | 69%

| 20%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| May 2, 2006

| | 66%

| 30%

|-

|}

Results

[[File:2006 Alabama gubernatorial Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|center|Republican primary results by county

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Democratic Party

  • Lucy Baxley, Lieutenant Governor
  • Don Siegelman, former Governor
  • Joe Copeland, teacher
  • Nathan Mathis, former State Representative
  • Katherine Mack, minister
  • James Potts, financial advisor
  • Harry Lyon, perennial candidate

Polling

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|- bgcolor=lightgrey

! width=315px | Source

! width=150px | Date

! width=100px | Don<br />Siegelman

! width=100px | Lucy<br />Baxley

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| align=left |Survey USA

| June 5, 2006

| 41%

| | 46%

|-

| align=left |Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll

| May 28, 2006

| 27%

| | 45%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| May 25, 2006

| 43%

| 43%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| May 2, 2006

| | 47%

| 39%

|-

|}

Results

[[File:2006 Alabama gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|center|Democratic primary results by county

]]

General election

Candidates

  • Bob Riley (Republican), incumbent Governor of Alabama
  • Lucy Baxley (Democratic), Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, former Alabama State Treasurer
  • Loretta Nall (Libertarian; write-in), founder of the United States Marijuana Party
  • Nathan Mathis (write-in), former State Representative
  • Michael A. Polemeni (write-in), Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association

Predictions

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! Source

! Ranking

! As of

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| align=left | The Cook Political Report

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| November 6, 2006

|-

| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|

| November 6, 2006

|-

| align=left | Rothenberg Political Report

|

| November 2, 2006

|-

| align=left | Real Clear Politics

|

| November 6, 2006

|}

Polling

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|- bgcolor=lightgrey

! width=315px | Source

! width=150px | Date

! width=100px | Lucy<br />Baxley (D)

! width=100px | Bob<br />Riley (R)

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| November 1, 2006

| 39%

| | 54%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| October 18, 2006

| 36%

| | 57%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| September 28, 2006

| 38%

| | 54%

|-

| align=left |Rasmussen

| August 8, 2006

| 35%

| | 55%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| July 26, 2006

| 38%

| | 52%

|-

| align=left |Rasmussen

| June 22, 2006

| 40%

| | 54%

|-

| align=left |Survey USA

| June 20, 2006

| 40%

| | 51%

|-

| align=left |Press-Register/University of South Alabama poll

| June 18, 2006

| 25%

| | 53%

|-

| align=left |Rasmussen

| May 9, 2006

| 37%

| | 49%

|-

| align=left |Rasmussen

| April 17, 2006

| 40%

| | 47%

|-

| align=left |Rasmussen

| February 27, 2006

| 37%

| | 53%

|-

| align=left |Rasmussen

| February 8, 2006

| 40%

| | 47%

|-

|}

Endorsements

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Cherokee (Largest city: Centre)
  • Etowah (Largest city: Gadsden)
  • Pickens (Largest city: Aliceville)
  • Washington (Largest city: Chatom)
  • Tuscaloosa (largest city: Tuscaloosa)
  • Jackson (Largest city: Scottsboro)
  • Jefferson (largest city: Birmingham)
  • Montgomery (Largest city: Montgomery)
  • Calhoun (largest city: Oxford)
  • Lauderdale (Largest city: Florence)
  • Bibb (largest city: Brent)
  • Fayette (Largest city: Fayette)

See also

  • 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
  • State of Alabama
  • Governors of Alabama

References

  • Alabama Secretary of State 2006 Election Information

Official campaign websites (archived)

  • Bob Riley for Governor
  • Loretta Nall for Governor
  • Don Siegelman for Governor
  • Roy Moore for Governor